<p>I'm stuck between deciding between these two colleges. Both are excellent in engaging students and opportunities.I know they are completely different environments: a small town vs. a city, but that doesn't matter to me so much. If anyone knows anything about one of the two schools can you please help?</p>
<p>do you want to be in the center of the world or in a small, sleepy suburb of Harrisburg, PA? do you want old brick buildings or old brick buildings and modern, occasionally garish, buildings that suggest something has happened in the world of architecture since Jefferson died? do you want high-level college sports and national television audiences or sports doesn’t hardly make a blip on your screen? They both have really good language instruction but one is as cosmopolitan and international as you can get. It makes and breaks dialogue at the highest levels of international affairs. They are such different schools, why did you apply to both of them? what does one have that the other doesn’t in your mind? This is about YOU at this point, not the schools. What do you want? I have no horse in this race.</p>
<p>What’s cost of attendance at each, BEFORE any loans?</p>
<p>Georgetown indirect/direct expenses: 62,570
Dickinson indirect/direct expenses: 54,450</p>
<p>I am a current student at Dickinson. At the end of my college search, I had ten acceptance letters sitting on my desk. Having to choose between 10 schools wasn’t easy, but in the end I was able to identify Dickinson as the best fit for me. I don’t really know anything about Georgetown, but I wanted give you my reasons for choosing Dickinson:</p>
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<li><p>I wanted a small school with a strong community. I wanted to be recognized by my name and not by a number. I also wanted to know the people I was living and going to classes with.</p></li>
<li><p>I wanted to be able to have access to my professors. At Dickinson, it is expected for professors to have interactions with students outside of the classroom. Many of the professors at Dickinson will go to lunch with their students, any some will even have students over to their homes. I wanted my professors to know me by name and I wanted to have access to them whenever I needed it, and I found that at Dickinson.</p></li>
<li><p>Going to a school where I could be involved in whatever I wanted to was important to me. There are so many clubs and activities at Dickinson that I’m able to pursue everything I’m interested in. I’m a business major who is interested in theater. These are two very different interests, yet I am able to explore them both at Dickinson.</p></li>
<li><p>I wanted a realistic and practical liberal arts education. I didn’t want a liberal arts school that solely catered to the “artsy” kids. Having the ability to do whatever I wanted after I graduate was important to me. Dickinson’s mantra is that they prepare citizens for today’s world, and that’s exactly what they do.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, I wanted to be at a school that was growing in many different ways. I didn’t want to be at a school that has simply been repeating what they’ve been doing for decades. I wanted to be at a place that was constantly changing and evolving. Having the opportunity to be an integral part of that change was also important to me.</p></li>
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<p>I hope that this helps you get your thoughts together. In the end, you have to do what’s best for you. Georgetown and Dickinson are both great schools, but you need to find the place that is the best fit for you. I would try to sit down and write out what you want out of a school and write out why each school fits your criteria. As long as you’ve done your homework throughout the entire application process, you will be able to find where you belong.</p>
<p>Hi March,
I am accepted by Dickinson class of 2018 and I am expecting a major in political science or international relations. How is the education quality in Dickinson College? </p>